10 of the biggest oil and gas firms in the world will meet next week in Paris to formulate a plan for the upcoming UN climate conference, reports the FT.

The heads of BP, BG Group, Total, Eni, Statoil and Repsol (and other so far unconfirmed oil giants like Shell) are expected to call for an ‘ambitious and effective agreement’ and announce their commitment to developing technologies like carbon capture and storage.

Meanwhile coal wants to get in on the Paris climate deal as well, with Glencore telling delegates they should acknowledge coal’s role in the future energy mix, reports Reuters.

Climate finance: $60 billion raised by rich countries so far

Christine Lagarde has said failure on climate change is not an option, otherwise ‘we’ll all be fried, grilled, toasted and roasted’.

The clearly hungry IMF chief and also the World Bank president Jim Yong Kim called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, reports the Associated Press.

A new defence think tank has also stressed the importance of action on climate change, warning that war and migration will get worse, reports Reuters.

But things are falling into place for Paris, with an OECD report covered by Climate Home says $60 billion has already been raised this year, almost two-thirds of the target.

As the Polish election draws near (it’s on Oct 26) we’ll be ramping up our coverage of this pivotal European country.

And lots of stuff is happening there.

Poland’s president Duda has signed an amendment to an environmental law that empowers local authorities to tackle pollution, and right off the bat Krakow has said it will ban coal use, reports the Guardian.